Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald with a tale of sisterhood

with a tale of sisterhood at its heart

Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons

And defeat will mean humiliation - or death

and it touches your heart

Across the River and Into the Trees John Ross Macdonald with a tale of sisterhoodThe War is just over. In Venice, a city elaborately and affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls passionately in love with Renata, a young Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break your or anyone else's heart'. Cantrell is embittered, war scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshness of the love she is offering. But this is no fairy tale. The fighting may